[haXe] performance test

[Hugh Sanderson]

Hi,
I have also looked at haXe performance - using the same test.
You can get very different results if you go haxe->as3->swf,
rather than haxe->swf.  I have also tried to look at it
in the context of game development.  (string manipulation
does not hold much interest for me as a topic, but XML
parsing does so take what you need).

A little bit of profiling can go a long way - double your
speed easily.  For instance, it was the "cast" operator
that was taking most of the time in one of my tests.
Check out more detailed discussion at http://gamehaxe.com/
Most code (once it reaches "almost complete" stage) can
benefit from an hour's profiling.

Hugh